Lifestyle
‘But enough about you …’ How to survive in a world of monologuists, interrupters and trauma dumpers
Conversations are supposed to be two-sided – but all too often we come up against someone who’s passionately, exclusivel...
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Lifestyle
Readers reply: what have been the most prescient or accurate predictions of the future?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers the art of soothsaying, prognosticati...
Lifestyle
Plan your parking, don’t rush at night and never panic – 15 expert tips to become a better driver
No matter how long you’ve had your licence, there’s always scope to improve your skills behind the wheel. Driving instru...
Cars
From the perfect jeans to wedgie-free knickers: fashion experts’ guide to the best women’s basics
Want to know the essentials fashion insiders swear by? Whether it’s great T-shirts or forever trainers, Guardian writers...
Cars
Why is the Trump administration calling bike lanes ‘DEI’?
The government apparently has an issue with paths for cyclists. Take it from someone who can’t ride a bike: this makes n...
Lifestyle
Dining across the divide: ‘The young have so much idealism – but for him everything was determined by getting the Conservatives elected’
A Tory twentysomething and a lifelong leftwinger agreed on the need for more housing stock, but did they concur on welfa...
Lifestyle
This is how we do it: ‘Being in an open relationship means we’re constantly choosing each other’
Michael and Selena have three young kids and practise ethical non-monogamy which helps energise their relationship
Lifestyle
My sister-in-law has published an unfair memoir. Should we cut her off?
She should have been much more careful, but everyone has their own version of the ‘truth’. Does your partner want a reco...
Fashion
‘I love the boldness of modernism’: New York fashion week goes highbrow
Georgia O’Keeffe inspires the latest Calvin Klein while Michael Kors feels indebted to Alexander Calder
Lifestyle
‘The balloons made me smile but his expression made me stop’: Harivansh Verma’s best phone picture
While celebrating a religious festival on the banks of the Ganges, the Indian photographer captured the everyday struggl...
Lifestyle
What is the UK’s heaviest and fastest flying duck? The Saturday quiz
From Cheddar Man and the Dead Sea Scrolls to Kikuchiyo, Peter and Abbie Hoffman, test your knowledge with the Saturday q...
Gadgets
Tim Dowling: how not to interview eminent scientists – a control freak’s guide
It was supposed to be a meeting between a great mind and mine. Instead, I was plunged into darkness and did some swearin...